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1 obstinate ob·sti·nate adj
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2 stubborn
['stʌbən]aggettivo [person, animal] testardo, cocciuto; [ behaviour] ostinato, testardo; [ independence] tenace; [resistance, refusal, stain] ostinato* * *(obstinate, or unwilling to yield, obey etc: He's as stubborn as a donkey.) testardo, ostinato* * *stubborn /ˈstʌbən/a.2 duro; inflessibile; pertinace; tenace; saldo: stubborn resistance, tenace resistenza; stubborn opinions, opinioni salde3 (tecn.) che si lavora male; di difficile trattamento: stubborn ore, minerale difficile a trattarsi● a stubborn fight, un combattimento accanito (o all'ultimo sangue) □ as stubborn as a mule, testardo come un mulo □ Facts are stubborn things, i fatti non si discutono; sono i fatti che contano!stubbornly avv.* * *['stʌbən]aggettivo [person, animal] testardo, cocciuto; [ behaviour] ostinato, testardo; [ independence] tenace; [resistance, refusal, stain] ostinato
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